Oscar nominations 2014: Reactions

CaptionSandra Bullock, 'Gravity,' lead actress nomination

Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times

You've been down this road before. How is this different to past nomination days? It's only my second time, so I don't know how anyone gets used to it. Some people get nominated a lot. I don't. I don't take anything for granted at any moment. I don't assume anything is coming my way. It feels...

You've been down this road before. How is this different to past nomination days? It's only my second time, so I don't know how anyone gets used to it. Some people get nominated a lot. I don't. I don't take anything for granted at any moment. I don't assume anything is coming my way. It feels... (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Reaction to the nomination: I'm fantastic. I'm in shock. I was sleeping. I wasn't expecting this at all. What did you take away from your role as greed-driven Donnie Azoff in "The Wolf of Wall Street?" Excess leads to a bad road, a bad ending. It taught me about balance .... I got to work with...

Reaction to the nomination: I'm fantastic. I'm in shock. I was sleeping. I wasn't expecting this at all. What did you take away from your role as greed-driven Donnie Azoff in "The Wolf of Wall Street?" Excess leads to a bad road, a bad ending. It taught me about balance .... I got to work with... (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Oscar nomination continues your success? This is a big one. It's just unbelievable. I'm humbled and honored to have nominations on my first movie. I was handling it just fine, but the Oscar has me a bit crazy. My phone died but I got to talk to my sister and my mom. What are your plans? I'm...

The Oscar nomination continues your success? This is a big one. It's just unbelievable. I'm humbled and honored to have nominations on my first movie. I was handling it just fine, but the Oscar has me a bit crazy. My phone died but I got to talk to my sister and my mom. What are your plans? I'm... (Robert Caplin / For The Times)

What were you doing when you heard the announcements, especially best adapted screenplay for "Philomena"? I'm in L.A. right now in a hotel. The phone rang like an electric shock and woke me from my slumber. I was sort of sleeping, half sleeping in a slumber, but I knew what it meant. Are you...

What were you doing when you heard the announcements, especially best adapted screenplay for "Philomena"? I'm in L.A. right now in a hotel. The phone rang like an electric shock and woke me from my slumber. I was sort of sleeping, half sleeping in a slumber, but I knew what it meant. Are you... (Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times)

Where are you? I just got back last night from the Golden Globes. I'm a little jet-lagged and dazed and not sure if I'm still in a bit of a dream. I'm very happy to have a great excuse to return [to Hollywood]. It's 4:30 here, and friends and family texted me initially all at once. And what was...

Where are you? I just got back last night from the Golden Globes. I'm a little jet-lagged and dazed and not sure if I'm still in a bit of a dream. I'm very happy to have a great excuse to return [to Hollywood]. It's 4:30 here, and friends and family texted me initially all at once. And what was... (Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA)